Moral Values and Private Law: A Conference

The School of Law is pleased to announce its exciting forthcoming conference of June 16 and June 17, 2011: Moral Values and Private Law. Over five sessions, spanning contract, property, restitution, tort, and equity generally, the conference seeks to question what moral philosophy can, does or must contribute to the understanding and development of private law.

The following speakers are confirmed:
William Crouch (Oxford) Hanoch Dagan (Tel Aviv)
John Gardner (Oxford) David Ibbetson (Cambridge)
Nils Jansen (Münster)  Dennis Klimchuk (UWO)
William Lucy (Manchester) Nick McBride (Cam) James Penner (UCL)
Irit Samet (KCL) Lionel Smith (McGill) Sandy Steel (KCL)
Gary Watt (Warwick) Charlie Webb (LSE)

The papers will range in subject matter from the historical influence of moral philosophy upon legal development to the use of moral philosophy to theorise particular areas of the law to the direct application of moral-philosophical arguments to particular doctrinal problems.

The conference is being organised by Dr Irit Samet and Sandy Steel (King’s College London). If you would like to attend, please email sandy.steel@kcl.ac.uk. Please note that there are limited spaces. There will be a registration fee of £30 to cover the cost of lunch and refreshments on both days.

Conference documents (these files are secured)